Painkillers Cause High Blood Pressure

New research has shown that men who use painkillers often have greater
blood pressure as compare to those who do not use painkillers. read
more
http://thehealthcare.blogspot.com/20...-pressure.html

kaash wrote:
> New research has shown that men who use painkillers often have greater
> blood pressure as compare to those who do not use painkillers. read
> more
> http://thehealthcare.blogspot.com/20...-pressure.html

Maybe the pain causes the elevation in blood pressure and not the pain meds?
Duh!

"Bud" <bud@romance.org> wrote in message
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> kaash wrote:
>> New research has shown that men who use painkillers often have greater
>> blood pressure as compare to those who do not use painkillers. read
>> more
>> http://thehealthcare.blogspot.com/20...-pressure.html
>
> Maybe the pain causes the elevation in blood pressure and not the pain
> meds? Duh!

No kidding. I don't know how many times my doctor has looked at my BP
reading, noted it is higher than normal, and said, "you are really hurting
today aren't you"

Or some variation thereof.

Jo

Ditto. I wondered about this too, as it would seem to be the other way
around. I thought most everyone knew by now that pain elevates BP, not the
pain meds. Nanny
"jofirey" <jofirey@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Bud" <bud@romance.org> wrote in message
> news:c62dnZbwqOnkh_nbnZ2dnUVZ_rPinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> kaash wrote:
>>> New research has shown that men who use painkillers often have greater
>>> blood pressure as compare to those who do not use painkillers. read
>>> more
>>> http://thehealthcare.blogspot.com/20...-pressure.html
>>
>> Maybe the pain causes the elevation in blood pressure and not the pain
>> meds? Duh!
>
> No kidding. I don't know how many times my doctor has looked at my BP
> reading, noted it is higher than normal, and said, "you are really hurting
> today aren't you"
>
> Or some variation thereof.
>
> Jo
>